Perspective: Floquet engineering topological states from effective models towards realistic materials

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Autori principali: Zhan, Fangyang, Chen, Rui, Ning, Zhen, Ma, Da-Shuai, Wang, Ziming, Xu, Dong-Hui, Wang, Rui
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author Zhan, Fangyang
Chen, Rui
Ning, Zhen
Ma, Da-Shuai
Wang, Ziming
Xu, Dong-Hui
Wang, Rui
author_facet Zhan, Fangyang
Chen, Rui
Ning, Zhen
Ma, Da-Shuai
Wang, Ziming
Xu, Dong-Hui
Wang, Rui
contents With significant advances in classifying and cataloguing topological matter, the focus of topological physics has shifted towards quantum control, particularly the creation and manipulation of topological phases of matter. Floquet engineering, the concept of tailoring a system by periodic fields, offers a powerful tool to manipulate electronic properties of condensed systems, and even to create exotic non-equilibrium topological states that are impossibly present in equilibrium scenarios. In this perspective, we give a brief review of recent progress in theoretical investigations of Floquet engineering topological states from effective models towards realistic materials. We show that light irradiation can realize various desired topological states through the introduction of symmetry breaking, such as first- and higher-order Weyl fermions, quadrupole topological insulator with periodic driving and disorder, quantum anomalous Hall effects with a tunable Chern number, as well as beyond. Moreover, based on first-principles calculations and Floquet theorem, we show several realistic material candidates proposed as potential hosts for promising Floquet topological states, facilitating their verification in experiments. We believe that our perspective on Floquet engineering of topological states will advance further studies of rich exotic light-induced phenomena in condensed matter physics.
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spellingShingle Perspective: Floquet engineering topological states from effective models towards realistic materials
Zhan, Fangyang
Chen, Rui
Ning, Zhen
Ma, Da-Shuai
Wang, Ziming
Xu, Dong-Hui
Wang, Rui
Computational Physics
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
With significant advances in classifying and cataloguing topological matter, the focus of topological physics has shifted towards quantum control, particularly the creation and manipulation of topological phases of matter. Floquet engineering, the concept of tailoring a system by periodic fields, offers a powerful tool to manipulate electronic properties of condensed systems, and even to create exotic non-equilibrium topological states that are impossibly present in equilibrium scenarios. In this perspective, we give a brief review of recent progress in theoretical investigations of Floquet engineering topological states from effective models towards realistic materials. We show that light irradiation can realize various desired topological states through the introduction of symmetry breaking, such as first- and higher-order Weyl fermions, quadrupole topological insulator with periodic driving and disorder, quantum anomalous Hall effects with a tunable Chern number, as well as beyond. Moreover, based on first-principles calculations and Floquet theorem, we show several realistic material candidates proposed as potential hosts for promising Floquet topological states, facilitating their verification in experiments. We believe that our perspective on Floquet engineering of topological states will advance further studies of rich exotic light-induced phenomena in condensed matter physics.
title Perspective: Floquet engineering topological states from effective models towards realistic materials
topic Computational Physics
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2409.02774